Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Nationwide Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -161 and the Blue Jackets at +124. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 17-8-1 and on the road they have a record of 6-3-1. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 68 goals and given up 55 goals for a point differential of +13. Columbus shows up with a record of 11-16-1 including 4-7-1 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 66 goals and surrendered 81 for a goal differential of -15.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Kings. He has 8 goals this season with 44 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 10 goals on 79 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 14 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 581 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 533 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 65 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 10 goals on 54 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 679 shots against him and has given up 59 goals. He has made 620 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have 35 total points this season. They have scored 67 goals while giving up 54 goals. They have had 80 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Kings have allowed 99 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.94% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 23 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 92 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 98 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 66 goals scored while they've given up 80 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.08%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 16-9 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 5-10-10 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 11-17 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 11-15-2 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/06/15 C Trevor Lewis Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Columbus
10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/30/15 LW Markus Hannikainen Shoulder expected to miss 2 months
11/21/15 D Cody Goloubef Jaw expected to miss 6 weeks
11/04/15 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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